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Originally Posted by The Franchise
Well the cap space required for the rookies is around $5.5 million. They currently have $18 million in cap space. That gives us $12.5 million in leftover cap space to work with.
Veach said the next priority is Orlando Brown Jr's new contract. It will be interesting to see if they keep his cap hit roughly the same as the franchise tag this year or if they lower it to try and bring in a couple more veterans.
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Yeah, I've had $12-14 million as my 'working' number since our last round of signings and I definitely think we can fit a couple of tier 2 veterans in that figure.
I also think we're now close enough to being able to field an NFL roster that perhaps spit-balling the position is less wise than simply finding a couple of veterans and getting those spots locked in.
Both guys bring different skills to the table but do so in a way that nets the same kind of productivity - namely a pass rush. One from the inside and through technique and strength, the other from the outside through burst.
I think trying to pick one or the other is to leave the position a little undercooked. Even if you bring Ingram back, you still haven't added the speed you ideally have somewhere on the roster.
I think you want to bring all 3 of those guys in if possible and I think the cap space exists to make it work.